As the countdown to the MLB at Rickwood Field Game is less than two weeks away, Negro Leagues legends are being honored in a unique way.
FOX Sports and Fanatics Collectables/Topps have partnered to create a special Rickwood Field set of cards of Negro Leagues legends that are being featured in a tour of six cities. The cards on display are 24 feet by 16 feet and weigh 8,000 pounds.
A Jackie Robinson card was unveiled at FOX Plaza in New York City on Saturday. Negro Leagues icons Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and Willie Mays have also had cards of themselves unveiled during the tour, which began in May.
The cards were designed and sketched by former MLB player Micah Johnson, who’s been focused on his artwork since he announced his retirement from baseball at the end of the 2018 season. Johnson told The Athletic that his father became a baseball fan and rooted for the Los Angeles…
